As you may know, the majority of the population in Latin America is Catholic. This is true of Costa Rica and was very evident during the week leading up to Easter--Semana Santa or Holy Week. Throughout the week there were different celebrations, processions and dramatizations that told the story of Jesus and his crucifixion. We attended a drama on the steps of the local Cathedral that depicted the trial of Jesus before Herod and Pilate, his subsequent condemnation to be crucified and it ended with a processional being led by Jesus carrying his cross. It was quite powerful and only one of many such depictions of the crucifixion of Christ that occurred during Holy Week. 
Thursday and Friday were national holidays, so if you weren't attending one of the many celebrations you were at the beach enjoying a long weekend. We avoided the crowds at the beach and stayed in San José.
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